English
physio-
Physio- comes from Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς ‘nature’, from φῠ́ω ‘to bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, become, grow, appear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuHyéti‘to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰúyōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῠ́ωphŭ́ō‘to bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφῠ́σῐςphŭ́sĭs‘nature’
- Englishtodayphysio-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuH-‘to be, become, grow, appear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰuHyéti‘to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰúyōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῠ́ωphŭ́ō‘to bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφῠ́σῐςphŭ́sĭs‘nature’
- Englishtodayphysio-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, become, grow, appear’
power, future, present, possible, build, improve, presence, essential, bond, bush, bound, absence, contribution, entity, booth, approve, probability, absent, favorable, distribute, contributor, fiat, bun, favourable, bouquet, retribution, attribution, rebuke, impotent, bower, impossibility, aren, beamer, bosque, busk, phylogeny, approbation, boor, bist, futur, 83 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti ‘to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing’
through Proto-Hellenic *pʰúyō
Today it means
prefix nature
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- / physio-